Philadelphia won, 3-1, but Burns went 4 2/3 innings. He exited having blanked the National League East-leading Phillies (53-37) but was charged with an earned run when reliever Sam Moll entered the game and allowed a game-tying double to Middletown-native Kyle Schwarber.

When Austin Hays hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning against Phillies starting pitcher Zach Wheeler, it felt like the Reds may need to hold it to a 1-0 score if they wanted to win. However, the Phillies answered in the bottom of the fifth when Kyle Schwarber took a Sam Moll fastball into the right field gap,